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I must admit that I have never quite understood what this is all about but as far as I know, it involves stealing consumer traffic from an existing, trustworthy registered domain. Can a business always seek legal redress and in any case, is it ever easy to nab the perpetrators?

I have had a look at most websites and elements like the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement almost look the same. I tend to think that most businesses merely copy this from other websites and replicate this on their websites. There's need to ensure that everything on the website goes hand in...

What do you guys think of this method as a way of enhancing performance? I am one of those people that are likely to click on a video rather than read something on a site. Are videos also likely to slow down your site?

I have previously heard that replicating page content on a single website domain, could potentially lead to over-optimization. If I’m not mistaken, search engine crawls could potentially to red flags being raised and penalties too. What other ways could lead to over-optimization?

Just the other day, I was going through an article that mentioned that it takes hard work and diligence to get your page up there, in terms of ranking. Unfortunately, most people are never willing to go all the way. Speaking of which, who's heard of/used the SE ranking tool? It's basically a...

Are there many lawyers that specialize in matters tax? You may be doing well in as far as your business is concerned, only to realize that you owe the authorities that be, taxes in arrears. Nothing is as hurting as accumulated taxes, right?

If you're hit with such a penalty, the site loses visibility on Google as well as traffic and conversions. I'm trying to imagine a situation where several re-consideration requests have been made and Google still declines them. Is closing shop an option in extreme cases?

Is it much better and/or cheaper in the end to buy several domains in bulk rather than a few at a time? I tend to think that this is more applicable to people that are in the business of buying and selling or those that buy and park these domains.

Back in the day, SEO used to be the real big thing but that seems to have changed recently. If this the case then, is it going to survive the next decade or two?

Is there a provision for two entities in dispute to settle such out of court? If so, what are the circumstances that can lead to such a thing?

Every website dealing with user-generated content will most likely be worried about copyright issues. I've heard of Google Alerts (which is a free service) but is it as beneficial and effective as other paid-up services? In this case then, which is the best tool?

I actually think that this is a great way of ensuring that you reach out to new customers or clients. Giving them the choice of signing up and exercising their free will means that any sort of email campaigns will be more effective since you’ll be targeting a pool of people that are interested...

This can really work for the short term; boosting sales and increasing profits, but it seems this cannot be relied upon for long-term goals and/or results. If you are constantly relying on promotions to boost sales, consumers may get the impression that the service/product is overpriced in the...

It is really shocking that most of the hacking nowadays is actually automated. To imagine that bots are constantly scanning every site in pursuit of a loophole just highlights the importance of constantly updating your security software. In light of this, which one (between a windows firewall...

If your website deals with sensitive data, do you think determining who will be responsible for a security breach (that can easily be prevented) will ensure that the web developer puts enough security measures? How important is an indemnification clause in such a case?

Countless times, I’ve heard people discourage others from the use of the free themes. The argument has always been they are risky since they are either not supported or sometime designed by amateur developers. Should we always go for the paid-for themes or are there some free ones of exceptional...

I had this conversation with a website owner about the copyrighting of domain names and he told me that not all domain names can be trademarked. He couldn't explain this well though. My question then is, even if a domain name is available, are there instances where you actually can't copyright a...

Fundamentally, you have to know your target customer. My thinking is that it is best to have a blog attached to the business site. The approach has always been to try and convert a visitor in my site to a potential buyer. On the other hand, brand recognition should also be tied to actually...

Has anyone of you had to close down a business that started out promisingly but crumbled due to a shift in market conditions and/or competition? I once started an online store that crumbled before reaching the 6-month mark but this taught me so much about perseverance and resilience.

There are all sorts of myths about domain parking in general. All I've heard is that Voodoo.com has the highest payout in the industry. Should the payout be the single-most important factor or there's a lot more to the company you settle on? Again, are there those that don't support the zero...